My Mom was and still is an avid deal seeker, couponer and collector of freebies and so this trait has been passed on inherently and experienced throughout my childhood. The reason for my Mom's deal seeking activities was not for fun or as a hobby but as a necessity because our household of 4 were living off one chef's paycheck.

My husband and I are very blessed in all aspects of our lives yet I still get comments from others "why do you need to coupon, you can afford it?". I do it because I can! Why pay full price when you don't have to? I enjoy blogging about freebies, deals and giveaways here at the Freebie Junkie, however, my blog only covers a fraction of the activites that I could be doing to save money. Crystal Paine from Money Saving Mom is one of the top 3 blogs that I read on a daily basis. Crystal is a homeschooling mother of 3 young children and finds time to put together a compelling blog about her money saving ways. Her writing and activites are an inspiration to others. Not only does she follow Dave Ramsey and pay cash for everything but her family financial goals are set high to allow her to pay cash for big ticket items such as a HOUSE. On top of her already busy schedule she also puts together a weekly menu with recipes, reading list and financial information on her blog.

And now Crystal has put on her list of achievements: A BOOK! Crystal was offered a book deal last year and her new book "The Money Saving Mom's Budget" just launched TODAY! I received a copy of the book for review and started to read it as soon as the mailman dropped it off in my mailbox.

This book provides you with all that you need to lower your spending or pay down your debt and maybe even save you thousands. Its not a quick get rich manual rather documents everything you already know in one shape or form but didn't put two and two together. Crystal starts with her 7 rules for financial success and breaks down these rules which can be achieved in just 12 months! Rule # 1 "Break down a big goal into small achievable pieces" but we don't do that - we all see the $500 Credit card bill and cry. Being a couponer means I'm a clutterbug! I have things everywhere - rule #2 is "Streamline your life and cut clutter". Again, break down the goal and create a priority list with set dates. Each rule makes total sense with a "I know that already". There's something for everyone, from 10 ways to earn an extra $100 per month, to 10 tips for having a successful garage sale. If you never pay full price for anything, you'll sure love the book! if you do pay full price then this book will sure help you break that habit!

If you didn't already think Crystal was already super Mom read up at Money Saving Mom on how she donated all the book proceeds to charity! Buy the book at Amazon.com and also preview the book before buying!

Crystal has generously offered (5) readers 1 copy of her The Money Saving Mom's Budget book! Simply enter to win through the rafflecopter form below.

This is right up my alley according to what we are trying to do as a family financially! Working our way out of debt and learning to live great financial principles on a consistent basis. I would love to sit down with a cup of tea and study her wisdom :-) sarah - gspershall@sbcglobal.net

we are really trying to SAVE more this year! always looking for new and better ways to do so! right now i am a big online shopping junkie- i love to save and use sites like ebates.com and retailmenot.com

Thanks for the opportunity to win this book. A few years back, I took a different position within my company when a family member was diagnosed with cancer, so that I could be home and not travel. It was a 50% paycut but it was the right thing for my family. Six months later my husband left and I had to do some very fast adjusting, especially financially. I'm still learning and pulling myself out of this pit. I welcome all the advice and tips I can find.

I am trying to cut back on how much I look at deals in general. You don't buy it if you don't know it's on sale. Then when I actually need an item, I will seek out a sale. Too often I am tempted to buy something I would like to have but don't need just because it is a good deal. Later, I wish I wouldn't have even bought it!

My favorite money-saving activity is to have Swagbucks TV running in the background while I'm on the computer racking up Swagbucks to buy Amazon gift cards that I can buy things with instead of using cash.

I don't have just 1 way to save. I love coupons, I look for sales and my husband and I drop our change in a jar at the end of the day that I roll at intervals and we put away until the end of the year. Last year we had enough to pay property taxes!

My favorite is clearance isles when going shopping. Love using coupons though I haven't really saved much with them yet.brewerchickey78@yahoo.com

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The Freebie Junkie is a hard working Mother of two, she shares her deals so you can save on the things you NEED and buy the things you WANT. Follow the Freebie Junkie as she juggles her addiction to freebies with her top priority (family) and provides a resource for parents with new product reviews and providing fabulous giveaways.